Monica Stanley Photography

<p>I appreciate you stopping by to learn a little bit more about me, and my hope is, more than anything, that you will enjoy what you see!&nbsp; MY HEART&acirc;&euro;&brvbar; I am passionate about a lot of things in my life,&nbsp;but at the top of that list is&nbsp;my faith,&nbsp;my family and&nbsp;photography. I thank God every day&acirc;&euro;&brvbar;I feel&nbsp;so blessed to love what I do and&nbsp;to be able to&nbsp;do what I love! My husband is my best friend and my biggest fan&acirc;&euro;&brvbar;he&nbsp;encourages me, supports me and&nbsp;keeps me laughing even when things seem crazy. I have three&nbsp;beautiful children and they&nbsp;truly are my&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;joy in life! Watching&nbsp;my children&nbsp;grow up so quickly is just one of the reasons I am so happy to share what I love with you! Once a moment has past, it is gone forever!&nbsp;It is through photography that&nbsp;you can freeze a moment in time and the pictures become that which reminds us and allows us to savor those special memories, and also keep close those who are so&nbsp;dear to us! WHAT&nbsp;MOTIVATES ME&acirc;&euro;&brvbar; My most treasured photograph is one which hangs in my dining room, the place we&nbsp;spend time in&nbsp;every day. It is a picture of my mother. She was the one who bought me my first camera and who saw a love and talent for photography in me. The quote above&nbsp;her picture reads: Beauty and Grace&acirc;&euro;&brvbar;to live in the hearts we leave behind, is not to die.&nbsp;I believe, if you do what is in your heart, you will&nbsp;be more alive&nbsp;than ever, and God wants you to share your passion, talent and gifts&nbsp;with the world around you. That is my hope in having the opportunity to work with you! In her loving memory.&nbsp;</p>